Rebels Down Aiken Win District Title
North Augusta Rebels defeated Aiken 6-2 to win the Dixie Youth District 2 title. Chris Conner pitched a complete game for North Augusta, while John Ashley took the loss for Aiken. North Augusta advances to the state tournament in West Columbia with a 6-2 victory.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Dixie
John Ashley
John Raley
Ashley
Aiken All-Stars
John Herndon
Joe Anderson
Brad Johnson
West Columbia
Well Balanced World Series Predicted
Dixie Senior League commissioner Ty Gaulden predicted a well balanced World Series this year. He said the 10th annual tournament in Hattiesburg Mississippi would be a wonderful series with Aiken SC as a top contender. Aiken will represent South Carolina for the second straight year. The opening schedule lists Georgia versus Texas, Florida versus South Carolina, Mississippi State versus Tennessee, and Alabama versus host Hattiesburg. Aiken departs Palmetto Federal for Hattiesburg tomorrow morning. William Carey College will lodge the teams with Aiken staying in Polk Hall.
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National Dixie
Ty Gaulden
Gaulden
Bessemer
Ala
Aiken Standard By Telephone
Hattiesburg
Miss
Aiken
South Carolina
Selma
Goulden
Georgia
Texas
Flori
Mississippi State
Tennessee
Alabama
Palmetto Federal
William Carey College
Polk Hall
Baseball Standings Update From The Ring
Baseball standings show Pittsburgh defeating St. Louis 2 1 in 10 innings and Montreal routing Chicago 24 to 1 in 13 innings. Los Angeles beat San Francisco 3 to 1 as the only games scheduled.
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Montreal
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
W. L. Pet
G.B. Detroit
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
West Oakland
Minnesota
Kansas City
California
Texas
Detroit
L. Pet. G.B
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia West
Cincinnati
Houston
Atlanta
San Diego
Philadelphia
Invitational softball tours set by Aiken recreation department
The Aiken Recreation Department will sponsor a women's and a men's invitational softball tournament next week. The women's event starts Monday with Harrison Gulley of Augusta Woo s Witches of Augusta Blackwell Esso of North Augusta and Aiken plus Jackson Sportswear of North Augusta. The men’s event starts Tuesday with eleven teams entered. Both tournaments use a double elimination format.
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Aiken Recreation Department
Harrison-Gulley
Augusta
Woo’s Witches
Lutz to Face Rod Laver in U S Pro Quarterfinals
Unseeded Bobby Lutz of California meets Rod Laver of Australia in the U S Pro Tennis Championships quarterfinals in Chestnut Hill. Lutz upset top seed John Newcombe earlier, then saved four match points to defeat Brian Fairlie.
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Chestnut Hill
Mass
Bobby Lutz
Tiburon
Calif
Rod Laver
Australia
Lutz
John Newcombe
Brian Fairlie
Arthur Ashe
Tony Roche
Nikki Pilic
Yugoslavia
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
Chicago
Cliff Drysdale
South Africa
U.S
Fischer Leads In 10th Game
In Reykjavik the world chess championship moved toward a Fischer victory as play paused after the 40th move. Analysts predicted Fischer would gain a three point edge if he wins the 10th game, with Spassky facing pressure despite hopeful chances to draw.
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Fischer
Spassky
Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Bent Larsen
Denmark
Svetozar Gligoric
Yugoslavia
Grigoric
David Levy
Lothar Schmid
Ruy Lopez
Isaac Kashdan
Associated Press
Larsen
Racing Roundup From Multiple Tracks
The Associated Press notes winners across tracks. Field House at Liberty Bell beat Navy Blue Blood by a half length. Macombo led all the way to win the Diplomat Way Purse at Arlington over Zografos. Best Go won Monmouth’s feature by two lengths over Fleet Stene. Nantwice surged from 15 lengths to take Delaware Park’s feature by a length over Fast Will. Forgive Divine upset Bite Em by a nose at Rockingham. Veneke edged Lulutorch by a head at Del Mar’s feature.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Field House
Navy Blue Blood
Liberty Bell
Chicago
Macombo
Arlington
Zografos
Oceanport
N. J
Best Go
Monmouth
Fleet Stene
Stanton
Del
Nantwice
Delaware Park
Fast Will
Salem
N. H
Forgive Divine
Bite ‘Em
Rockingham
del Mar
Calif
Veneke
Lulutorch
Allin Thirsk Tie for PGA National Lead After Round One
Stan Thirsk and Bud Allin shared the first round lead at the 54th PGA National Championship at Oakland Hills. Thirsk birdied the back nine to reach two under, while Allin shot two under par 68. News notes include Palmer at 69 and other notables like Trevino, Nicklaus, and Player in the field. Weather and wind affected play, with rain earlier and again during the round. Sam Snead and others posted 70s in the damp conditions.
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Birmingham
Mich
Stan Thirsk
Shawnee Mission
Kan
Oakland Hills Country Club
Bud Allin
Allin
Thirsk
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
Palmer
PGA
Trevino
Nicklaus
Larry Gilbert
Fayetteville, Tenn
Jerry Heard
Ray Floyd
Jim Jamieson
Sam Snead
Johnston Horse Show Scheduled 16th Annual Event
The 16th annual Johnston Horse Show will be held tomorrow with 28 class events. Sponsored by Johnston Jaycees Charities Inc the show anticipates 300 plus entries and supports Jaycee operations. A local pleasure class features English and Western tack for Edgefield and Saluda counties with admission $1.50 for adults and $1 for children.
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Johnston
Johnston Jaycees Charities, Inc
Jaycees
Jaycee
Edgefield
Saluda
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Chris Conner
al Bush
Dane Anderson
Fernando Washington
Billy Morgan
Hub Turner
By Charles Henshaw
White
Aiken Technical Education Center
Aiken Tec
Industrial Electronics
Johnston Horse Show
Ohio Promotions, Inc
Mail Syndicate
Salley
S.C
Jack Able
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